Posted on 10/20/2015 10:59:39 AM PDT by Perseverando
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges ISIS has been attempting to hack U.S. electrical grids.
Fortunately, to date, we’ve all been very fortunate the attacks have been unsuccessful.
But one day our luck will run out.
That will be a very dark day for America.
What keeps America alive is the electrical grid. If it goes down, for a week or longer, the devastation will be incalculable. Many will die. Some won’t be able to heat their homes. No one will be able to buy gasoline. Offices and businesses close down. Supermarket shelves will be barren. Some, who rely on electric water pumps, won’t even have water in their homes. No lights. No food. No heat. No money. No gasoline.
In other words, for however long such an attack lasts, America reverts back to 19th century existence. And with most Americans totally dependent on electricity as their lifeblood, it’s not a pretty picture.
ISIS is hardly the only threat.
F. Michael Maloof wrote a chilling book a few years ago, “A Nation Forsaken,” about the impact of a grid attack that could come by several means:
solar flares
hacking
electronic magnetic pulse generated by a mid-air detonation of a nuclear weapon
The latter may be the scariest because it could cripple much of the country for a very, very long time. A congressional commission years ago warned it would result in most Americans dying as a result – most from starvation.
Yet the U.S. grid is just as open to attack today as it was when that report came out.
Why?
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
The name for that brand of catastrophism is Elite Panic. It doesn’t really happen, but people love to believe it does. Most people get together and help their neighbors, even in NYC black outs.
Well, everyone likes a scary story. Who cares about the truth?
“I don’t know what the fuss is about. I’ll just call for pizza on an iphone or order online.”
I’m just going to stock up on ice cream and frozen fish ;)
Good call! ;)
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